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• Agentic System An Agentic System is the core of modern AI automation: a robust, coordinated framework where multiple, specialized AI agents collaborate autonomously as a cohesive unit to manage and complete end-to-end business workflows. This framework enables the agents to achieve outcomes greater than the… Read More
• AI Agent An AI Agent is an autonomous, self-directed software entity – often powered by a Large Language Model (LLM) – designed to observe its environment, make intelligent decisions, and execute actions to achieve a defined business outcome. Unlike simple scripts or chatbots, agents are capable of… Read More
• AI Agent Automation AI Agent Automation refers to the implementation of autonomous AI software agents to automate repetitive or complex, multistep tasks across key business processes. This is the next phase of business transformation, moving beyond simple copilots and chatbots. Spiral Scout’s expertise lies in… Read More
• AI Consulting and Development Spiral Scout’s AI Consulting & Development service helps companies move beyond experimentation to strategically implement secure, scalable AI solutions. We provide the expertise to design, integrate, and optimize AI systems – including AI Agent Automation and Agentic AI with Temporal -… Read More
• AI Readiness Audit An AI Readiness Audit is a structured assessment to evaluate a business’s existing workflows and technical architecture to identify high-impact opportunities for AI implementation. Spiral Scout uses this tailored audit to assess your business’s risk and opportunity, providing a clear pilot… Read More
• Angular JavaScript Framework What is Angular? Angular is a client-side MVC framework for JavaScript. It’s a tool built around the concept of emulating the successful application design model of server-side tools like Ruby on Rails but in the client. This facilitates moving a significant portion of the application logic… Read More
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) In the Spiral Scout context, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the implementation of machine learning and intelligent automation to solve complex, real-world business challenges. We specialize in the application of AI, particularly Generative AI and LLM-powered agents, to enhance productivity,… Read More

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• Bootstrap JavaScript Framework What is Bootstrap? Originally called Twitter Blueprint, Bootstrap was created by Twitter to provide a consistent style guide to unify the look and feel of various internal Twitter projects. After being renamed and released to the open-source community, it evolved into the mobile-first… Read More

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• Chunking Chunking is the necessary process of breaking down long documents or large datasets into smaller, manageable pieces (or “chunks”) so that an AI can process them effectively. This step is crucial for modern AI architectures like RAG, as it ensures that the model can focus on precise,… Read More
• Computer Vision Computer Vision is an advanced AI technology that enables software to interpret and derive meaningful information from visual inputs, such as images or videos. Spiral Scout incorporates this capability into specialized solutions for tasks like image recognition and object detection to… Read More
• Context Context in AI refers to the essential, relevant information and history an AI system maintains to make informed, coherent decisions and generate consistent responses. For an AI agent, maintaining accurate context – which includes conversation history, user request details, and external data -… Read More
• Custom Software Development Custom Software Development is the engineering of bespoke, scalable software systems built to directly address and accelerate a client’s unique business strategy. As a core offering, Spiral Scout delivers everything from robust, modern backends and microservices to high-performance web and… Read More

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• Delegation between Agents Delegation between Agents is a core capability within a multi-agent system, where one AI agent autonomously hands off a task (or a portion of a task) to another specialized agent that is better equipped to handle it. This sophisticated teamwork, designed into platforms like Wippy, ensures… Read More
• Digital Asset Management (DAM) Digital Asset Management (DAM) refers to software systems for securely storing, organizing, and retrieving digital files (images, videos, documents) efficiently. Spiral Scout builds custom DAM solutions designed for scalability to meet the high demands of content-heavy industries. Read More

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• E-commerce Development E-commerce Development involves building high-performing, conversion-optimized online stores and digital commerce platforms. Spiral Scout specializes in creating solutions on platforms like Shopify and Shopify Plus (including Headless Architecture), or building bespoke sites, always focused… Read More
• Embedding An Embedding is a numerical representation (a vector) of data – typically text – that mathematically encodes the content’s meaning and context. It is the language that AI uses to understand similarity. Phrases with similar meaning will have embeddings that are numerically close… Read More

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• Fine-tuning Fine-tuning is the process of adapting a general, pre-trained AI model by training it further on a smaller, high-quality, domain-specific dataset. This critical step refines the model’s focus, allowing it to accurately use client-specific jargon, understand business nuances, and achieve greater… Read More

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• Generative AI Generative AI refers to AI systems, primarily Large Language Models (LLMs), that can create new, original content, such as text, code, or images. Spiral Scout leverages Generative AI to automate content creation (like drafting proposals) and for intelligent code assistance. We integrate this… Read More
• Go Programming Language – GoLang The Go Programming Language is a compiled, garbage-collected, concurrent language with C-style syntax that makes it an expressive and powerful choice for building systems. There are three primary reasons to use the Go programming language: 1) its fast compilation speeds make it easier to… Read More
• Golang What is Golang? Golang is a modern open-source C-family language created by Google. Explicitly engineered to simplify development for infrastructure and systems programmers, Go mimics the core features of C while maximizing on clear, easy-to-read syntax and practical, scalable codebases…. Read More

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• HTML5 Markup Language What is HTML5? HTML, which stands for HyperText Markup Language, is the foundational structure of the web. It was initially developed in 1989 by Tim Burns-Lee, based on an existing Markup Language for text display called SGML. It is the mechanism used to encode information on a web page. It… Read More

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• Inference Inference is the deployment stage where a trained AI model processes new input data and generates an output, prediction, or decision. It is the real-time act of the model “thinking” or running its logic. Spiral Scout optimizes the inference stage during implementation, ensuring AI models and… Read More
• IT Outstaffing (Staff Augmentation) IT Outstaffing, or staff augmentation, is a service where Spiral Scout provides elite software engineers and specialized technical talent to work directly with a client’s in-house team. This approach allows companies to quickly and flexibly scale their capacity with senior, top-tier talent… Read More

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• Java What is Java? Java is a popular open-source, object-oriented, general-purpose programming language used by many freelance developers and Java development agencies. Source code is compiled into bytecode that can be run on the “Java Virtual Machine,” or JVM. Implementations for the JVM exist… Read More
• JavaScript What is JavaScript? JavaScript, or JS, is a full-featured programming language offering a C-like syntax, first-class functions, prototypal object-orientation, and dynamic typing. It is the language of the web. While there have been attempts to make competitors (e.g., VBScript and early… Read More

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• Large Language Model (LLM) A Large Language Model (LLM) is a type of AI model trained on a massive volume of text data, enabling it to understand and generate human-like language. The LLM is the core “brain” that powers an AI agent, used to process natural language requests, draft documents, and execute complex,… Read More
• Legacy Modernization Legacy Modernization means updating or rebuilding outdated, inefficient software systems using modern technologies and architectures. Spiral Scout specializes in transforming aging systems into modern, scalable solutions by refactoring code, migrating applications to the cloud, and… Read More

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• Machine Learning (ML) Machine Learning (ML) is the foundational AI domain, involving algorithms that enable software to learn from data and improve performance over time without being explicitly programmed. Spiral Scout applies ML to develop actionable solutions like predictive analytics, recommendation engines,… Read More
• Memory in Agents Memory is an AI agent’s critical ability to retain information from past interactions, context, and long-term knowledge for use in future decision-making. Agents with robust memory, like those developed on the Wippy platform, can consistently reference past states, preventing repetition and… Read More
• Mobile App Development Mobile App Development at Spiral Scout involves engineering high-performance smartphone and tablet applications for iOS and Android that deliver substantial business value and stellar user experiences. We focus on building solutions that are not only mobile-first but also scalable, helping… Read More
• Tool / MCP (Multi-Component Process) In the context of AI agents, a Tool (or MCP) is a function, service, or API that an agent can call to perform a concrete action in the real world, extending its capabilities beyond just reasoning. Spiral Scout equips agents with a variety of specialized tools (e.g., “update CRM,” “query… Read More

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• Natural Language Processing (NLP) Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the field of AI focused on enabling computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. Spiral Scout utilizes NLP to build solutions for text analysis, complex document search, and conversational AI, turning unstructured text into automated… Read More

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• OpenAI Agents SDK The OpenAI Agents SDK is a developer toolkit for building action-oriented AI agents. Spiral Scout leverages this SDK, often in conjunction with Temporal, to quickly develop agents that utilize powerful LLMs while adding the necessary durability, state management, and orchestration required… Read More

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• PHP Programming Language What is PHP? PHP is a general-purpose scripting language. While it can be used for command-line scripts and even graphical programs installed on your computer, it was built specifically for and is primarily used to do web development. It runs on the server, rather than in the browser, and is… Read More
• Product Discovery Product Discovery is a vital, early-phase service where Spiral Scout partners with clients to define the vision, core requirements, and technical roadmap for a new software product or feature. Through strategic workshops, we validate concepts and identify technical/market risks before… Read More
• Prompt Engineering Prompt Engineering is the technical discipline of crafting and refining the instructions (the Prompt) given to an AI model to optimally guide it toward the desired output. This process is essential for achieving accuracy, consistency, and alignment with specific business goals. Spiral… Read More

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• Quality Assurance & Software Testing Quality Assurance & Software Testing are comprehensive services provided by Spiral Scout to ensure applications function correctly, securely, and at high performance. Our QA specialists integrate directly with development teams, executing rigorous test plans (manual and automated) and… Read More

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• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is a critical AI technique that anchors a Large Language Model (LLM) to verifiable, external data, virtually eliminating guesswork and hallucinations. Instead of relying solely on its training data, the agent first retrieves relevant, up-to-date information… Read More
• Rust What is Rust? Rust is a multi-paradigm programming language supporting these six paradigms: imperative, object-oriented, concurrent, functional, meta-programming, and generic programming. Rust is considered to be a low-level language but is higher-level than C due to its functional elements… Read More

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• Self-Modification Self-Modification is the cutting-edge capability of an AI agent or platform to autonomously alter its own code, logic, or workflow in response to new information or unforeseen conditions. This powerful feature allows software to evolve and adapt on the fly without manual developer… Read More
• Semantic Search Semantic Search is an advanced search technique that finds relevant information based on the meaning or intent of the query, rather than simply matching exact keywords. By utilizing Embeddings, the system matches the concept in your query with content that may be phrased differently but carries… Read More
• SQL What is SQL? SQL is an abbreviation for Structured Query Language. It was originally pronounced “sequel” but came to be defined as “ess-que-ell” in the spec due to a copyright issue. Both pronunciations, however, are still in common use.  SQL is a mechanism that allows relational database… Read More

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• Temporal Temporal is an industry-leading open-source workflow orchestration platform that guarantees complex software workflows run reliably with built-in retries and durable state management. Spiral Scout has a strategic partnership with Temporal, leveraging it to build fault-tolerant, scalable systems… Read More
• Temporal Microservices Orchestration Platform What is Temporal? As a leading open-source microservices orchestration platform, Temporal allows operators and developers to successfully execute microservices in production. This not only makes software development more agile but improves the scalability of code architecture as well. When… Read More

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• Wippy.ai Wippy.ai is Spiral Scout’s proprietary, multi-agent AI Automation Framework designed to expedite software development and orchestrate complex enterprise tasks. Wippy helps businesses get their software applications up and running in days or weeks instead of months by automating much of the… Read More
• Workflow A Workflow is a defined, logical sequence of steps or tasks through which a piece of work passes from start to finish. Spiral Scout specializes in transforming messy processes into scalable, structured AI Workflow Automation Blueprints. We use robust orchestration tools, such as Temporal, to… Read More